Company Profile (AI Text)
Name: UpStaged Entertainment Group
Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/upstaged
Updated at: 2026-06-22T05:03:22Z

Tagline: “March Madness meets Pitch Perfect!" Empowering College/HS Performers
Elevator pitch: We are *The* College/HS Performing Arts hub around the 7.5 million social media-savvy student performers and their fans, friends, family, sponsors and universities. As a start, we produce “March Madness meets Pitch Perfect”-type bracketed championships in 25+ genres including a cappella, theater, step, comedy, improv, gospel, DJ'ng, dancing, band, spoken word, etc.

Key claims:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 305927 | citation: https://wefunder.com/upstaged#claim-total-raised
- Total investors: 55 | citation: https://wefunder.com/upstaged#claim-total-investors

Verified facts:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 305927 | observed_at: 2026-06-22T05:03:22Z | expires_at: 2026-06-23T05:03:22Z
- Total investors: 55 | observed_at: 2026-06-22T05:03:22Z | expires_at: 2026-06-23T05:03:22Z

Computed metrics:
- total_amount_raised: 305927
- total_investors: 55
- team_size: 7
- featured_investor_count: 1
- faq_count: 1
- recent_post_count: 0

Quick facts:
- FIRST & ONLY Performing Arts Hub dedicated to 7.5M college/HS performers similar to 480K NCAA athletes generating $14+B | citation: https://wefunder.com/upstaged#claim-fact-1
- 500,000 performing groups in more than 25 genres, including theater, a cappella, DJ, gospel, step and comedy | citation: https://wefunder.com/upstaged#claim-fact-2
- Proven monetization plan in place across live/virtual events, sponsorship, uniforms, NIL & IMDb/LinkedIn-type community | citation: https://wefunder.com/upstaged#claim-fact-3
- Valuable OWNED trademark: UpStaged, National Collegiate Performing Arts (NCPA) TM & National High School Performing Arts | citation: https://wefunder.com/upstaged#claim-fact-4
- Most similar business: Varsity Spirit Cheer, sold to Bain for $750M, and only one performing genre, compared to our 25+ | citation: https://wefunder.com/upstaged#claim-fact-5
- Wall Street exec CEO conceived and built acclaimed U. S. Sports Film Festival and entertainment & education businesses | citation: https://wefunder.com/upstaged#claim-fact-6
- Executive team from Disney, Nike, Elite Models, Starbucks, Marvel, McKinsey and more | citation: https://wefunder.com/upstaged#claim-fact-7
- 25 savvy entertainment, media and Wall Street investors, including Lead Investor CEO builder of the Marvel Experience | citation: https://wefunder.com/upstaged#claim-fact-8

FAQ:
- Q: Can you please elaborate on what ‘Founding Investor Benefits’ are?
  A: Hi Stephanie, thanks for the question. Founding Investor Benefits mean that you’ll be treated just like UpStaged’s 25 direct founding investors – who receive the detailed (5-10 pages) direct shareholder letter, are invited to shareholder meetings and/or retreats, and direct communication access to UpStaged’s CEO and executives.